From: Michael E. Flannagan (mflannag@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Mon Feb 12 2001 - 17:53:35 GMT-3
EIGRP, using variance, over a 56k and a T1 would be (in my mind) load
sharing. Over two T1s would be load balancing.
Just my $.02
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On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Chuck Larrieu wrote:
> Ah ah Mike, you don't escape so easily.... ;->
>
> Are you using the approach that load sharing = sending packets out a number
> of interfaces, or a number of routers ( "paths" ) in any ratio, as opposed
> to "load balancing" = sending an equal number of packets out each available
> path / interface / router?
>
> Or visa versa?
>
> If I have 100 lbs. of apples to carry to the local farmer's market, and I
> give 10 lbs. to my wife to carry, is that load balancing or load sharing?
>
> In general, my experience is that these terms are used interchangeably by a
> lot of folks. One must delve a bit deeper to determine what the real
> question is and what the real problem to be solved is, as opposed to the
> speaker's perception of these things.
>
> Chuck
> Words I dread hearing from a customer: I want to dual home with two ISP's,
> and load balance across the internet"
> Shoot me now and put me out of my misery.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Yurchenko, Michael
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 11:59 AM
> To: 'Tariq Sharif'; Ccielab@Groupstudy. Com
> Subject: RE: To Load Share or to Load Balance?
>
> Load balancing is a subset of load sharing, where the shares of the load are
> equal.
>
> Michael Yurchenko
> CCIE# 6695, CCDP, CCNP ATM Specialist, MCSE
> Customer Support Engineer - 2
> michael.yurchenko@verizon.com
> 610-407-2154
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tariq Sharif [mailto:tariq_sharif@btinternet.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 2:00 PM
> To: Ccielab@Groupstudy. Com
> Subject: To Load Share or to Load Balance?
>
>
> Anyone enlighten me with the differences between these pls?
>
> any reference material will be appreciated.
>
> Many thanks & regards.
>
> Tariq Sharif
>
>
>
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